No.

LUSTER

COLOR

CLEAVAGE OR FRACTURE

OTHER

PROPERTIES

NAME

K-Spar

 

 

 

 

 

GOOD-PERFECT.  UNEVEN FRACTURE

 

 

Biotite

 

 

PERFECT CLEAVAGE

 

 

Gypsum

 

 

1 PERFECT

2 IMPERFECT

 

 

 

 

 

Amphibole

 

 

2 DIRECTIONS OF PERFECT CLEAVAGE NOT AT RIGHT ANGLES ­ IRREG. FRACTURE

 

 

Calcite

 

 

PERFECT CLEAVAGE NOT AT RIGHT ANGLES

 

 

Chert

 

 

NONE: CONCOIDAL FRACTURE

 

 

 

No.

LUSTER

COLOR

CLEAVAGE OR FRACTURE

OTHER

PROPERTIES

NAME

Muscovite

 

 

 

 

 

PERFECT CLEAVAGE

 

 

Pyrite

 

 

NOT USUALLY SEEN CLEAV. ­ CONCOIDAL TO UNEVEN FRACTURE

 

 

Halite

 

 

PERFECT CUBIC CLEAV. ­ CONCOIDAL FRACTURE

 

 

Quartz

 

 

NO CLEAV. ­ CONCOIDAL FRACTURE

 

 

Olivine

 

 

POOR NOT USUALLY SEEN- CONCOIDAL FRACTURE

 

 

Hematite

 

 

 

NO CLEAVAGE